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Parental Reported Interests
in Teen Health Issues
North Carolina 2010
August 2011
Parents of adolescents ages 11 to 17 years in North Carolina were asked to rate their level of interest in learning more about specific teen health topics. Parents rated their level of interest on each topic from “not at all interested” to “extremely interested.” The majority of parents reported some level of interest in each teen health issue.
Parents showed the most interest in learning more about teens and driving safety; 85 percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about this topic.
Eighty-one percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about preventing teen pregnancy and 81 percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about sexually transmitted diseases.
Sixty-nine percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about teens and tobacco. Sixty-eight percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about how to talk with their teen about their health. Sixty percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about helping teens maintain a healthy weight.
Parental Reported Level of Interestin Learning More about Teen Health Issues 6%8%8%12%8%13%9%11%11%19%24%27%14%14%12%13%22%18%71%67%69%56%46%42%0%25%50%75%100%Teens and DrivingSafetySexually TransmittedDiseasesPreventing TeenPregnancyTeens and TobaccoTalking with Teensabout Their HealthHelping Teens Maintaina Healthy WeightNot InterestedSomewhat Interested/InterestedVery InterestedExtremely Interested

Parental Reported Interests
in Teen Health Issues
North Carolina 2010
August 2011
Parents of adolescents ages 11 to 17 years in North Carolina were asked to rate their level of interest in learning more about specific teen health topics. Parents rated their level of interest on each topic from “not at all interested” to “extremely interested.” The majority of parents reported some level of interest in each teen health issue.
Parents showed the most interest in learning more about teens and driving safety; 85 percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about this topic.
Eighty-one percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about preventing teen pregnancy and 81 percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about sexually transmitted diseases.
Sixty-nine percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about teens and tobacco. Sixty-eight percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about how to talk with their teen about their health. Sixty percent of parents were “very” or “extremely interested” in learning more about helping teens maintain a healthy weight.
Parental Reported Level of Interestin Learning More about Teen Health Issues 6%8%8%12%8%13%9%11%11%19%24%27%14%14%12%13%22%18%71%67%69%56%46%42%0%25%50%75%100%Teens and DrivingSafetySexually TransmittedDiseasesPreventing TeenPregnancyTeens and TobaccoTalking with Teensabout Their HealthHelping Teens Maintaina Healthy WeightNot InterestedSomewhat Interested/InterestedVery InterestedExtremely Interested